Kim Kirchen

Key Stats
Palmares
2nd overall, Tour de Suisse 2007
two-time Luxembourg road champion (2004 and 2006)
7th overall, Tour de France 2007
2008
Five days in yellow, Tour de France
2nd, stages 2 and 4, Tour de France
4th, stage 7, Tour de France
5th, stage 6, Tour de France
10th, stage 3, Critérium International
7th overall, 2 stage wins, Pays Vasco
2007
2nd overall, Tirreno-Adriatico
2nd overall, Tour de Suisse
3rd overall, Tour de Pologne
3rd, Milano-Torino
3rd, stage 5, Tirreno-Adriatico
3rd, Brabantse Pijl
3rd, stage 3, Tour de Suisse
4th, stage 5, Tour de France
5th, stage 4, Tour de Suisse
6th, stage 7, Tour de Suisse
7th overall, Tour de France
7th, stage 5, Tour of Qatar
7th, stage 6, Tirreno-Adriatico
8th, stage 9, Tour de France
9th, stage 3, Tirreno-Adriatico
10th, Luik-Bastenaken-Luik
10th, stage 5, Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
10th, stage 11, Tour de France
2006
1st, Luxembourg road championship
1st, prologue, Tour de Luxembourg
2nd, GP Lugano
2nd, stages 1 and 4, Tour de Luxembourg
5th, stage 5, Volta ao Algarve
5th, stage 2, Tour of Germany
6th, GP Chiasso
7th, stage 9, Tour de Suisse
10th, stage 4, Tour de Suisse
20051st, Trofeo Laigueglia
1st, GP Chiasso
1st, stage 4, Settimana Coppi-Bartali
1st, stage 7, Tour de Pologne
1st overall, Tour de Pologne
2nd, La Flèche Wallonne
2nd, Waalse Pijl
2nd, stage 6, Tour de Pologne
2nd, Coppa Placci
3rd, stage 2, Tour Mediterraneen
3rd, stage 7, Paris-Nice
3rd, stage 3, Tour de Luxembourg
4th, stage 8, Tour de France
5th, stage 4, Tour de Luxembourg
5th, stage 5, Tour de Pologne
6th, stage 6, Tour de France
6th, stage 8, Tour de Pologne
7th overall, Settimana Coppi-Bartali
8th, stage 3, Tour Mediterraneen
8th overall, Tour Mediterraneen
10th, stage 3, Paris-Nice
2004
1st, Luxembourg road championship
1st, stage 5, Tour de Luxembourg
2nd, stage 7, Parijs - Nice
2nd, stage 8, Tour de France
3rd, stage 8, Tour de Suisse
4th, stages 2 and 5, Tour de Suisse
4th, stage 6, Ronde van Nederland
5th, stage 6, Paris-Nice
5th, stage 3, Tour de France
6th, Olympic Games Road Race
7th, stage 3, Paris-Nice
8th, stage 10, Tour de France
10th, stage 8e, Paris-Nice
2003
1st, Paris-Brussels
2nd, stages 3 and 4, Tour de Suisse
3rd, stage 6, Tour de Suisse
3rd, stage 3, Ronde van het Waalse Gewest
4th, stage 1, Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
4th overall, Tour de Suisse
4th overall, Ronde van het Waalse Gewest
6th, stage 6, Parijs - Nice
7th, stage 10, Giro d’Italia
7th, stage 5, Tour de Suisse
8th, Brabantse Pijl
8th, stage 15, Giro d’Italia
10th, stage 12, Giro d’Italia
2002
1st overall, Tour de Berne
1st overall, Ronde van Nederland
2nd, stage 6, Ronde van Nederland
3rd, 4th overall, Settimana Ciclista Lombarda
3rd overall, Settimana Ciclista Lombarda
4th, stage 1, Settimana Ciclista Lombarda
4th, stage 3, Tour de Luxembourg
4th, stage 9, Tour de Suisse
5th, stage 5, Tour de Luxembourg
5th, stage 4, Regio-Tour International
6th, stage 1, Tour de Luxembourg
8th, stage 3, Tour de Suisse
9th, stage 4, Giro Riviera Ligure Ponente
9th, Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
10th, stage 2, Tour de Luxembourg
10th overall, Regio-Tour International
2001
1st, stage 3, Tour de Luxembourg
2nd, Luxembourg time trial championship
3rd, stage 5, Tour de Luxembourg
3rd, stage 7, Tour de Pologne
3rd, Luxembourg road championship
4th overall, Tour de Pologne
5th, stage 6, Tour de Pologne
5th, stage 8, Tour de Pologne
10th, stage 5, Tour de Pologne
Biography
Kirchen is the five-time elected sportsman of the year of Luxembourg. He began racing in 1992 and was signed to Fassa Bortolo from 2001 to 2005.Related Articles
- Jul. 12, 2008Frank Schleck says he's happy to see Kirchen in yellow
- Jul. 11, 2008Kim Kirchen and the Schleck brothers are all from Luxembourg ...
- Apr. 23, 2008Kirchen steals Evans’ thunder at Flèche Wallonne
- Apr. 8, 2008Kirchen pips Bettini at País Vasco
- Mar. 27, 2007Tuesday's EuroFile: Karpets flies; Riis responds; Kirchen recovers; Oscar plans
- Sep. 18, 2005Kirchen takes over in Polish tour
- Mar. 25, 2005Friday's EuroFile: Contador wins Catalana; Kirchen takes Internazionale stage; Bettini abandons; Reus in Normandie
- Feb. 26, 2005Saturday's EuroFile: Petacchi shuts down Valencia with final stage win, overall victory; Kirchen takes GP de Chiasso
- Jun. 20, 2003Casar wins Swiss stage as Kirchen celebrates early
- Aug. 24, 2002Saturday Euro-file: Kirchen snags Tour of Holland; Leipheimer hospitalized
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